Tom Brady donates a whopping $10,000 while former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani also contributes $1,000 to Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive as it passes $5.5MILLION in donations
- Hamlin’s goal was launched in 2020 and aims to raise $2.5k on GoFundMe
- A day after the 24-year-old’s collapse, the fundraiser site collected $4.9million
- Brady, Tampa Bay’s QB, also shared a message of support with Hamlin on Tuesday
- Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and wrestler Chris Jericho also donated
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Donations are pouring in from fellow NFL players and fans for Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive after going into cardiac arrest on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Bills’ safety remains in critical condition and is ‘trending upward in a positive way,’ his uncle Dorrian Glenn told CNN.
A GoFundMe page for the Toy Drive was launched in 2020 and had an initial goal of raising $2,500, but has since surpassed $4.9million in donations since Hamlin’s collapse, Tuesday night.
One of the most recent and largest donations was for $10,000. It was sent by none other than Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who also shared a public message of support for Hamlin, 24.
Tampa Bay Buccaaneers quarterback Tom Brady (left), 45, donated $5,000 to Damar Hamlin’s (right) Toy Drive on Tuesday, according to the Bills safety’s Go Fund Me page
Buffalo Bills players gathered around Hamlin as medics rushed him to the hospital after giving the 24-year-old CPR.
After noticing the outpouring of support for Hamlin’s cause, Jordon Rooney — friend and marketing representative of the 2021 NFL sixth-round draft pick — said the funds raised for the Toy Drive will be invaluable to the player, who remains intubated.
However, his said uncle Tuesday, he only needed 50 percent oxygen.
‘His family said today we can’t drive the toy now,’ said Rooney. ‘He started that toy drive in college when he didn’t have the money to make a toy himself.
‘So, someone dug that up from 2020 I need to know how to get the password now because there’s $3.5m sitting there but finally got in there.
‘I’m excited for Damar when he sees that because those things mean so much to him. He was just talking to me last week like, “Hey Jordan we gotta set up my camp this summer, we gotta start getting sponsors for the camp.” We don’t need sponsors anymore.’
Other high-profile personalities who have contributed to Hamlin’s cause include former New York City mayor Rudy Guiliani (1994-2001). He donated $1,000 while DropBox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi also donated $5,000 to the Toy Drive.
Former NYC mayor Rudy Guiliani (right) also donated $1,000 to Hamlin’s toy drive on Tuesday
Arash Ferdowsi (right), co-founder of Dropbox, contributed $5,000 as a donation to the cause.
American-Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho (shown) also donated $5,000 to Hamlin’s charity
American-Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho contributed a $5,000 donation to the GoFundMe page, while the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks donated $5,000 and $1,000 each.
Other than Brady, New England safety Devin McCourty also contributed to the goal. The 35-year-old donated $2,000, while two of his teammates, cornerbacks Myles Bryant and Marcus Jones, contributed $1,000 each to the fundraiser.
Patriots backup quarterback Brian Hoyer also donated a similar amount, as did New York Jets defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Denver Broncos center Lloyd Cushenberry and ex-Bengels and LA Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth.
In a statement Tuesday, Hamlin’s family thanked those who donated and thought of the Bills players.
‘Your generosity and compassion are important to us. Please keep Damar in your prayers,’ the statement read partially.
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